What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registration Clerk, ER (Days), PRN position at Iron County Medical Center?
Responsibilities:
- Must acknowledge and continuously demonstrate that the patient always comes first
- Must maintain positive, respectful, and professional relationships with patients, co-workers, and ancillary department personnel at all times
- Receiving patients and visitors in a courteous, friendly, empathetic, and efficient manner
- Keying and processing ER patient intake paperwork
- Initiating and maintaining patient files and charts
- Must maintain confidentiality of patient records, discussions, and issues at all times
- Must be able to effectively explain and courteously collect any co-pays due at time of visit
- Provide back-up assistance to Med-Surg and ER personnel as need and in areas trained as well as to business office, medical records employees
- General office duties
Skills and Abilities:
- Minimum high school graduate or equivalent (GED)
- Must demonstrate respect, professionalism, and courtesy at all times
- Bookkeeping, basic accounting knowledge and advanced clerical skills required
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills necessary to succeed in team environment
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail necessary
- Ability to key a minimum of 50 wpm without error
- Previous hospital or medical office experience is desired, EMR training preferred
- Must be able to multi-task, exercise good judgment, be dependable, and capable of independently carrying out assigned tasks and day-to-day duties efficiently, effectively, and courteously